Rainbow Wahine, clinic-goers agree: It’s so good to be here
Wide-eyed looks on the faces of fourth- and fifth-graders told you all you needed to know about Hilo-based interest in UH Rainbow Wahine volleyball.
Wright On: Haili participation sluggish but pure
For most of us, the tradition was already here, a springtime celebration of the game that symbolizes what sports in Hawaii is all about.
Wright On: Only Blinn, Kuramoto left standing at Hilo marathon
It was never about numbers, comparing statistics or highlighting peak performances that got them here, but after all these years, things add up to the point that it all melts into one and becomes hard to ignore.
Wright On: By any count, BIIF boys facing state drought
Based on your own perspective of counting years, Hilo High Schools boys basketball team either won the last state championship of the 20th century or the first state championship of the 21st century.
The Scene: Table tennis offers fun, games, exercise and more
Barely a day goes by that we arent persuaded to try some new transformational way to exercise and stay healthy, even in the privacy of your own home, as some of the advertisements claim.
The Scene: Pacific Gymnastics Club ready to mold, especially serious competitors
Next time you attend a high school game, take a moment to watch the cheerleaders and see if, apart from jumping up and down, they have some actual athletic talent.
Wright On: Wagner’s Super synopsis is beware of Belichick
Unlike some places that pride themselves on their high school teams or their college teams or their professional teams, the state of Ohio is a place that believes deeply in football at every level, arguably more than any state.
Wright On: Hilo pioneer Sunahara gets his due
If we had a chance to sit down and discuss the big issues with Reed Sunahara, possibly the most accomplished all-around athlete to ever come out of Hilo, there is a very good chance that, at some point, he would tell a young, athletic person to dream big.
The Scene: Kevin Hayashi adds to awards mantle
Sometimes, it is hardly new, yet it still qualifies as news.
Wright On: Rumor has ‘it’ factor
The unrelenting issue for Hilo-side surfers whose dreams of someday emerging on a professional circuit, traveling the world for waves, is the simple fact of geography.
Ultra running: First-time winners rule Hilo-to-Volcano 50k
VOLCANO — At the top of the hill, hours from the starting point down at Coconut Island, time was insignificant Saturday at the Cooper Center.
The Scene: Endurance runner Bree Brown down, but not out
“Be careful out there on those trails,” might be the best message you can get these days from Bree Brown, among the top women’s ultra distance runners on the Big Island.
Wright On: Four who floored us in 2018
There never seems to be the right time to thank everyone who allows me to intrude on their lives for a day or two of research that produces a column on the sports page each Monday, so let’s make this that time, just because we can.
Wright On: ‘Blame nobody, expect nothing, do something’
An unwritten rule for local newspaper columnists comes into play today, the morning of The Night Before Christmas. We set aside personal views on the holiday and what it has become, because this moment of cultural tradition abhors variance from the norm.
Wright On: She keeps it Real, with a big challenge for the big four-oh
Before you make fun of her 40th birthday present to herself, think back on your own life.
Wright On: For Hilo’s Perry Harada, the sweet science is still the greatest
Perry Harada grew up in Hilo and drew inspiration for his life’s pursuits here, but no keiki on the Big Island today can find that same motivation.
Wright On: Hilo High inspired yet incognito in repeat bid
Sports, and the catch phrases we learn from them, invade our national conversations to the point that you find politicians and everyday folk relying on expressions we get from our games on a daily basis.
Take note: Hilo marathon looking for surge in sign-ups
First in a series highlighting adventures of individuals and teams in Hilo-side athletics and athletes that haven’t had traditional outlets for their news
Wright On: Christian Liberty’s hoop dreams modest yet aspiring
They all have their apprehensions this time of the year, every high school basketball coach in the state and the nation is eager to get the season started, even while feeling a bit of unease.
Wright On: Go ahead, dive right in to this club
With the eyes of the world on you, a feeling washes over, like the world is looking back, staring at you up there, all alone, on the highest pedestal in sports.
